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DA drops charges related to husband-wife shooting in Kenedy
By Jason Clay Jansky
The district attorney’s office has dropped the aggravated assault charges against Hector "Miguel" Grimaldo.
Originally charged in the March 4 shooting of his wife Susana, District Attorney Rene Pena recently made the decision to drop the charges against Grimaldo, citing several witnesses that claim the incident was an accident.
The re-telling of the events revealed more detail than police initially released.
Hector Grimaldo and his wife Susana were eating at the residence of Isidro and Jamie Amaya along with Susana’s son and daughter-in-law, Kevin and Ashley Tobar. Hector Grimaldo left the room, according to Pena’s version of the events, and returned with a hand gun.
He began waving it around for some reason or another, Pena said, and the firearm discharged, injuring Susana.
The couple fled the scene in their vehicle with Susana in the driver’s seat and were later stopped by Kenedy police.
The Tobar and Amaya couples have each filed official statements saying the incident was an accidental shooting.
"Susana … even signed what they call an affidavit of non-prosecution," Pena said, "and that’s why it was dismissed. They’re all telling us the same thing — the stories match — that it was an accidental shooting. We have no witnesses to say otherwise."
"We don’t necessarily have to do what they’re asking us to do, but looking at the situation, it was an accident and she doesn’t want to prosecute. We have nothing else to go on."
No other charges will be filed in the case and the matter now is officially closed, according to the district attorney’s office.
jjansky@thecountywide.com